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Thursday 8 April, 1999
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A Year Without ProgressThe Good Friday Agreement of 1998 was greeted with great optimism by the vast majority of people across the island of Ireland. One year later, their hopes have yet to be realised. moreThe Agreement cannot be renegotiated>Last week at Hillsborough, the Irish and British governments tried to break the political logjam by putting forward their Joint Declaration. They failed to do so. Sean Brady writes.Best Easter turnout in yearsRecord numbers of Republicans took part in Easter commemorations across the country. We have gathered reports from 16 of Ireland's 32 counties.RUC incompetence exposedCalls for a totally independent investigation into the murder of Lurgan solicitor Rosemary Nelson continue as further RUC incompetence is exposed.Crossmaglen - Doubts over British land pledgeThe South Armagh Farmers and Residents Committee (SAFRC) has reacted with skepticism to the British government's announcement that the British army is to give back to Crossmaglen Rangers GAA club the land they took from it to extend the army's base.RUC deliver 12 death threatsSinn Féin's North Belfast Assembly member, Gerry Kelly, has attacked the RUC for employing death threats as a means of intimidating people.Mitchell's talks experiencesSenator George Mitchell has published details of his experiences during the talks process leading up to the signing of the Good Friday Agreement.Partnership for Peace?Bertie Ahern has changed his mind about the NATO support organisation. So what about it?Ormeau residents make fresh talks offerThe Lower Ormeau Concerned Community (LOCC)has made a fresh offer of face-to-face talks with Ballynafeigh Apprentice Boys in an attempt to resolve the parades issue in the area.Dungannon man has lucky escapeA Catholic County Tyrone businessman narrowly escaped death after he kicked a pipe-bomb and then threw it into a hedge.Border-busters vindicatedCavan/Monaghan Sinn Féin TD Caoimhghín O Caoláin described the reopening of the Aghalane Bridge after 25 years as ``highly symbolic'' and ``however belated'' a most welcome development.McElduff meets BBC controllerSinn Féin Assembly member Barry McElduff formally met with the BBC controller and Head of Broadcasting, Pat Loughry, on 25 March to discuss nationalist views of the BBC.Powerful group to support AgreementA new, high-powered lobbying group which is hoping to attract the active support of people and organisations in Britain for the Good Friday Agreement, is due to be launched in London on Friday, 9 April.Intimidation forcing residents to fleeFigures showing a record number of families are leaving their homes because of intimidation were released as another arson attack on the Quinn family is suspected.Loyalists threaten Harryville siege resumptionLoyalists appear set to resume their picket of the the Church of Our Lady Catholic Church in Harryville, Ballymena, this coming weekend.RUC block Hamill investigationThe family of murdered Portadown Catholic Robert Hamill has claimed that the RUC did not allow family solicitor Rosemary Nelson access to security camera footage from the scene of his murder two years ago.Garvaghy councillor's son attackedThe son of Garvaghy Road councillor Joe Duffy sustained a broken jaw, eye injuries and severe bruising after being attacked by a loyalist mob in Portadown.Bloody Sunday inquiry's independence questionedThe solicitor for the family of a Bloody Sunday victim has said that judicial interference by English courts in the new inquiry raises ``the whole question of Lord Saville's credibility and independence''.Finglas people take on young thugsThe residents of Finglas South on Dublin's northside recently organised a meeting to address the serious problems of drug dealing, joyriding and anti-social behaviour in their area.
DAILY REPUBLICAN NEWS SERVICE
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